My reasoning was that in the level select there is an option to start after the final boss and there are a few button presses left but we can do it upon killing the boss if that is the consensus

What is up with the train stuttering/lagging right before you jump between it? 11:00ish minutes

Are you talking about jumping between the trains or about the hidden lever () that I haven't been able to access or some other skip I am not thinking about?

With the new king spell 'tenacity' it seems impossible to replicate this strategy, to beat any match on wave 5/6, and no more one-shotting the king

Hello, I could do it but it might be better to make a new game page for the portable versions. As per the wiki, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Lies_(video_game), that I got most of the info for the game, it says the portable versions are much more simplified and the levels are fewer and much different to the console games. Either approach could work but if you want to make a new game for portable devices here is a thread for adding a game to a series: https://www.speedrun.com/speedrunning/thread/0l1ih/1#74ci1